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minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoNo, it currently is at an altitude of 426km (was at 423km when I started writing), the orbit isn’t at a fixed altitude though, it varies, and the residual atmosphere causes drag which means every once in a while the orbit has to be adjusted. https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/tracking_map.cfm
ISS orbit is 408km.
No, it currently is at an altitude of 426km (was at 423km when I started writing), the orbit isn’t at a fixed altitude though, it varies, and the residual atmosphere causes drag which means every once in a while the orbit has to be adjusted.
https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/tracking_map.cfm